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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique Davis and the |
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| members of the House of Representatives were saddened to learn |
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| of the death of Sherlene Sherman on Saturday, March 26, 2005; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She was born the oldest of two children in Chicago |
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| on March 3, 1940, to Reuben Paige Tyler and Willa Mae Tyler; |
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| she attended Felsenthal Elementary School and DuSable High |
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| School; and
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| WHEREAS, After attending Wilson Junior College, Mrs. |
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| Sherman worked for the State of Illinois, World Famous Inc., |
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| Southwest Mental Health Facility, and the Chicago Association |
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| of Retarded Citizens (CARC); she truly loved her job at CARC, |
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| where she performed her duties with exceptional grace; she was |
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| greatly missed when she retired in February of 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Niles Sherman on August 5, 1967; she |
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| was a devoted wife to "Sherman", who later became Alderman of |
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| the 21st Ward; she was fondly known as "Showdown" and loved |
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| spending time with her family, especially during the holidays, |
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| when she would cook big meals, play bid whist, and laugh and |
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| joke until the wee hours of the morning; she also enjoyed |
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| shopping for antiques while she spent time in her home in |
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| Michigan, her favorite place to be; and
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| WHEREAS, Sherlene Sherman will be greatly missed by many |
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| for the special love she showed and the beautiful woman she |
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| was; her loss has been most deeply felt by her loving husband, |
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| Niles Sherman; her loving and devoted children, Stephanie |
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| (Timothy) Ratliff and Sheldon (Heather) Sherman; her parents, |
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| Nathanial and Willa Phillips; her sister, Suzanne Tyler; her |
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| grandchildren, Kennedi, Jordan, Khia, and Trinity; her |
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| stepchildren, Duane (Carol) Sherman, Debra Payne, and Niles |